Modi government has come under the radar of many critics as two
years have been gone and promises that were done in election have yet to be
implemented. On the promise “RTE-right to education act amendment” is under criticism
from 2009, they day of its inception and BJP criticized it in their opposition
days and prime minister had vowed to change it with the power in his hand. Till
now, no changes have been even proposed and the government has almost touched
the second year of its working.

Some analyst called this delay as the inability of the ruling
BJP to bring some original idea in reply of existing laws and over dependence on
bureaucrats.

Some research studies have come in this regard that show the
performance of right to education act – a NGO Prathan, whose annual education
report has a widespread credibility, in its report said that between 2010-2014,
the percentage of rural students in class 4, that were capable of double digit subtraction
has dropped from 58% to 40 %. The report also said that those percentages of
grade 4 students, who were able to read the first grade text, have also been
fallen to 56 % from 68 %.

Some analyst are of the view that with RTE instead of promotion
of education and ensuring the full school enrollment –that situation has become
more complex and administrative as the schools owner care more to deal with
bureaucrats, who have the power to shut down the school, incase, school did not
complete the requirement that are written in the RTE. In many areas, the tussle
between school owner and bureaucracy has been going on and the education status
is the prey of this competition.

According to the national independent school alliance – nearly
5500 schools have been closed since the implementations of this law along with
15000 have been in the radar of bureaucracy. They also said that schools have
to pay the inspectors for the smooth running because some requirement that they
can’t fill including the requirement of bachelor of education for teaching the
class six and student teachers ration 1:30, which they can’t implement.

The London University professor, Geeta kingdom said that RTE is
actually putting the education back in India and this law pays importance to
playgrounds and laboratories more than the learning.

She also said that this law actually taken apart the advancement
from the education achievement.

The
new education policy has yet to come and the consultation process is still
going. Three deadlines have been gone but the policy has still not presented to
government by the official committee that is also composed of bureaucrats.